AUSTIN, Texas—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 10, 2008—
Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) today announced that Envis
Corporation has joined Si2’s Low Power
Coalition (LPC), an open industry group focused on advancing low-power
design flow capability through open standards. The LPC owns and
maintains the Common Power Format (CPF), an Si2 standard. The addition
of Envis Corporation raises the total number of corporate members to 17.

“CPF and the Low Power Coalition are making a
dramatic improvement in low power design, not only from a technical
standpoint in delivering power reduction, but also from a business
standpoint in making sophisticated power management techniques more
accessible, efficient and affordable,” said
Holly Stump, vice president of marketing for Envis Corporation. “Low-power
standards, and the EDA solutions that support them, are critical and
benefit the entire low-power design ecosystem.”

“We are very pleased to welcome Envis
Corporation into the LPC, working alongside other thought leaders in
low-power design methodology to advance the LPC’s
Low-Power Roadmap for benefit of the entire industry,”
said Steve Schulz, president and CEO, Si2. “The
commitment and support of Envis gives evidence to the relevance of the
LPC and its critical mission.”

The Low Power Coalition is an open industry group operating under the
auspices of Si2. All interested parties are invited to join existing LPC
members and participate.

Si2 is an organization of industry-leading semiconductor, systems, EDA,
and manufacturing companies focused on improving the way integrated
circuits are designed and manufactured in order to speed time to market,
reduce costs, and meet the challenges of sub-micron design. Si2 is
uniquely positioned to enable collaboration through a strong
implementation focus driven by its member companies. Si2 focuses on
developing practical technology solutions to industry challenges. Si2
represents nearly 100 companies involved in all parts of the silicon
supply chain throughout the world. Web site:
www.si2.org